Matthew 11:6 (DBY)

Passage

and blessed is whosoever shall not be offended in me.

Nearby Context

Matthew 11:4 And Jesus answering said to them, Go, report to John what ye hear and see.

Matthew 11:5 Blind [men] see and lame walk; lepers are cleansed, and deaf hear; and dead are raised, and poor have glad tidings preached to them:

Matthew 11:6 and blessed is whosoever shall not be offended in me.

Matthew 11:7 But as they went [away], Jesus began to say to the crowds concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? a reed moved about by the wind?

Matthew 11:8 But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in delicate raiment? behold, those who wear delicate things are in the houses of kings.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "blessed", "whosoever", "shall", and "offended". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "blessed" and "whosoever", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "Blind men see and lame walk lepers..." into verse 7's "But as they went away Jesus began...", so "blessed" and "whosoever" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "blessed" and "whosoever" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.